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First Advantage (FA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.76 +0.55 (+3.62%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$15.77 +0.01 (+0.06%)
As of 10/3/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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About First Advantage Stock (NYSE:FA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.22
$15.94
50-Day Range
$14.78
$18.20
52-Week Range
$12.32
$20.79
Volume
611,055 shs
Average Volume
1.02 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.74 billion
P/E Ratio
525.33
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$20.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

First Advantage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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54th Percentile Overall Score

FA MarketRank™: 

First Advantage scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 155th out of 316 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    First Advantage has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    First Advantage has a consensus price target of $20.00, representing about 26.9% upside from its current price of $15.76.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    First Advantage has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about First Advantage's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for First Advantage are expected to grow by 14.86% in the coming year, from $0.74 to $0.85 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of First Advantage is 525.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of First Advantage is 525.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.76.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    First Advantage has a P/B Ratio of 2.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.52% of the float of First Advantage has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    First Advantage has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in First Advantage has recently increased by 1.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    First Advantage does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    First Advantage does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.52% of the float of First Advantage has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    First Advantage has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in First Advantage has recently increased by 1.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    First Advantage has a news sentiment score of 1.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for First Advantage this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for FA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, First Advantage insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $155,430.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.90% of the stock of First Advantage is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.91% of the stock of First Advantage is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about First Advantage's insider trading history.
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FA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

First Advantage's stock was trading at $18.73 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FA stock has decreased by 15.9% and is now trading at $15.76.

First Advantage Co. (NYSE:FA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.03. The firm's revenue was up 111.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

First Advantage (FA) raised $298 million in an IPO on Wednesday, June 23rd 2021. The company issued 21,300,000 shares at a price of $13.00-$15.00 per share. Barclays, BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO and Citigroup, Evercore ISI, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets, Stifel, HSBC, Citizens Capital Markets, KKR, MUFG, Loop Capital Markets, R. Seelaus & Co., LLC, Ramirez & Co., Inc. and Roberts & Ryan were co-managers.

Shares of FA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Advantage investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
10/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:FA
CIK
1210677
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,500
Year Founded
2003

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$22.00
Low Price Target
$18.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.92)
Trailing P/E Ratio
525.33
Forward P/E Ratio
21.30
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$37.29 million
Net Margins
0.65%
Pretax Margin
0.88%
Return on Equity
13.16%
Return on Assets
7.33%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.61
Current Ratio
3.85
Quick Ratio
3.85

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.25 billion
Price / Sales
2.19
Cash Flow
$1.54 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.25
Book Value
$6.25 per share
Price / Book
2.52

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
173,991,000
Free Float
163,501,000
Market Cap
$2.74 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NYSE:FA) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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